Luis drank
45 of the juice in his juice bottle. He accidentally spilled
23 of the remaining juice. As a result, he had 160 mℓ of juice left in his juice bottle. How much juice did Luis have at first? Give your answer in mℓ.
| Drank |
Remaining juice |
Total |
| 4x3 |
1x3 |
5x3 |
| |
Spilled |
Left |
|
| |
2x1 |
1x1 |
|
| 12 u |
2 u |
1 u |
15 u |
Fraction of remaining juice left after Luis spilled some
= 1 -
45=
15The volume of the remaining juice is the combined repeated identity. Make the volume of remaining juice the same. LCM of 1 and 3 is 3.
Volume of water left = 1 u
1 u = 160
Total volume of water that Luis had at first
= 15 u
= 15 x 160
= 2400 mℓ
Answer(s): 2400 mℓ
